Friendly Persuasion (1956) (MOD)

Friendly Persuasion (1956) (MOD)For two years the Civil War has been elsewhere. Now Confederate forces are nearby, looting and burning. It's time to fight back, Jess Birdwell's neighbors insist. Yet Birdwell, a Quaker, knows there must be a better way to settle things. In a role ideally suiting his stalwart persona, Gary Cooper plays Jess in William Wyler's beloved film of Jessamyn West's novel that earned six Academy Awardnominations, including Best Picture. Dorothy McGuire (the

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